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Explore the evolution of the U.S. flag, from early designs like the Grand Union Flag to the current 50-star emblem. Discover ...
The Texas Historical Commission took over the site two years ago, so even if you’ve been to the house before they invite you ...
The now common phrase dates back to a 19th century ship captain whose American flag traveled the world The American flag got ...
The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags of militias. An early version of the Flag of the United States of America ...
July 4, 1776, the thirteen American colonies broke their political connection to the Kingdom of Great Britain by declaring ...
The polarizing flag at the center of criticism against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has roots in the American Revolution and ties to far-right politics.
Patterson, a 38-year-old Black man whose art focuses on African American history, is a self-professed “flag nerd” (more formally, a “vexillophile”), and his obsession with flags has taught ...
Saturday, April 19 was the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world,” or the opening gunfire that started the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts in 1775 ...
The historical society also has a hand-sewn 34-star flag, added after Kansas became a state in 1861. During the Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865, four stars were added to the American flag ...
The polarizing flag at the center of criticism against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has roots in the American Revolution and ties to far-right politics.